29th Street & 23rd Road

The three-way junction of 29th Street and 23rd Road is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hoyt Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest subway, Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, for the N and W. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and 45 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1931, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
2 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Astoria-Ditmars Blvd
1,090 feet · 4 min on foot · N, W
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Hoyt Av/31 St · Q19
Within a walk
6 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 listed historic place and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
29th Street & 23rd Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Astoria-Ditmars Blvd, 1,090 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Astoria-Ditmars Blvd N, W
    1,090 feet
    N W

Next trains at this station

Manhattan
2 lines
  1. N …
  2. W …

Also within a walk

  1. Astoria Blvd N, W
    0.3 miles
    N W

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Urban Idyll” (2019) by Elisabeth Condon at the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hoyt Av/31 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q19.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hoyt Av/31 St Q19
    0.3 miles
    Q19

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q19 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 23 Rd & 31 St 21 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway southbound at 46th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 31-02 Astoria Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 23-11 30th Road Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 32-16 36th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    1.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11105
Community board
Queens Community Board 1
City Council district
22
Police precinct
114
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
Elevation
42 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1931.

Since 2014 at least 6 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 17 signs on these blocks
  • 5 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 23rd Road

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM

South side of 23rd Road

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

East side of 29th Street

  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 playground
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 085 Judge Charles Vallone School
    770 feet
  2. Bright Start Child Learning Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    840 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hoyt Playground
    960 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bohemian Hall and Park Listed historic place
    550 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Woolsey Post Station Post office
    780 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    1,270 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Lincoln Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 45 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 23rd Road or 29th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.